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• Hockeyroos beat Belgium in World League

  22-06-2017 23:11
  The Hockeyroos have beaten Belgium 1-0 in a women's World League tournament in Brussels.
  
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• Cycling's Grand Tour teams to be reduced

  22-06-2017 23:01
  The size of teams taking part in cycling's three Grand Tours will be reduced from the current nine to eight, reducing the peloton size to a maximum of 176.
  
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• Egypt forward Salah joins Liverpool

  22-06-2017 22:56
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah has completed his move to Liverpool from AS Roma, the Premier league club said on Thursday.
  
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• Afghanistan celebrates 'big dream'

  22-06-2017 22:51
  Afghanistan's entry to Test cricket was "a big dream of the cricket board, our team and every Afghan", says national team manager Shir Agha Hamkar.
  
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• Pollies defend arm's length pay rise

  22-06-2017 22:40
  Federal politicians say it is appropriate they don't get a say in determining their salaries, as they are approved a two per cent pay increase from July 1.
  
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• Grand Tour teams to be reduced to eight riders from 2018

  22-06-2017 22:40
  
  The International Cycling Union (UCI) said in a statement on Thursday that its Professional Cycling Council (PCC) applied the change which would come into effect in 2018.
  
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• Man killed after tanker crash in Vic

  22-06-2017 22:38
  A man is dead after a car and a tanker collided on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.
  
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• Cut CFMEU ties, boot Setka: ex-ACTU boss

  22-06-2017 22:31
  Former ACTU president Martin Ferguson says it's time the Labor Party expelled John Setka and cut ties with his CFMEU construction division in Victoria.
  
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• Football - Sanchez breaks Chile scoring record in Germany draw

  22-06-2017 22:29
  
  KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - Alexis Sanchez became Chile's all-time leading scorer when he grabbed an early goal in their 1-1 draw against Germany at the Confederations Cup on Thursday.
  
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• Azarenka's return cut short in Mallorca

  22-06-2017 22:27
  
  The Belarusian, who saved match points in her first-round victory against Japan's Risa Ozaki, went down 6-1 6-3 to the seventh seed on the grasscourts at Santa Ponsa.
  
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• Infections caused by implants could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to @CURAMdevices @nuigalway siliconrepublic.com/machines/impla…

  22-06-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  Infections caused by implants could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to @CURAMdevices @nuigalwaysiliconrepublic.com/machines/impla…
  
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• Ormsby takes slim BMW International lead

  22-06-2017 20:56
  Australian Wade Ormsby is atop the leaderboard at the 2017 BMW International Open after carding an eight-under 64.
  
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• US Senate Republicans release healthcare overhaul

  22-06-2017 20:45
  
  US Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a revamped health care bill aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump's pledge to repeal significant parts of Obamacare, as Democrats rallied block the controversial measure.
  
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• The answer to a healthy lifestyle might lie in your gut. #ResearchWeek siliconrepublic.com/innovation/die…

  22-06-2017 20:40 via twitter.com
  The answer to a healthy lifestyle might lie in your gut. #ResearchWeek siliconrepublic.com/innovation/die…
  
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• Jonah Bolden leads Aust trio at NBA Draft

  22-06-2017 20:28
  US teen Terrance Ferguson is expected to make a trailblazing jump from the Adelaide 36ers to the NBA.
  
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• Trump admits he has no tapes of Comey meetings

  22-06-2017 20:26
  
  US President Donald Trump admitted Thursday he did not have recordings of his private meetings with fired FBI director James Comey, after maintaining the explosive claim of secret Oval Office tapes for weeks.
  
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• #ICYMI: Ireland accelerates its research on the road to commercialisation ow.ly/AuMj30cO3zF

  22-06-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Ireland accelerates its research on the road to commercialisation ow.ly/AuMj30cO3zF
  
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• Honest Kokkinakis upset by Queen's exit

  22-06-2017 20:17
  A searingly honest Thanasi Kokkinakis says his disappointing 6-2 6-2 loss to Daniil Medvedev at Queen's is the worst performance of his career.
  
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• ‘We are trying to harvest stars here on Earth’ – @chalmersuniv siliconrepublic.com/machines/nucle…

  22-06-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  ‘We are trying to harvest stars here on Earth’ –@chalmersuniv siliconrepublic.com/machines/nucle…
  
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• Football - Australia, Cameroon hopes hit after 1-1 draw

  22-06-2017 20:09
  
  ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Australia fought back to draw 1-1 with Cameroon in the Confederations Cup on Thursday, a result that further dents both countries’ hopes of progressing in the eight-team tournament in Russia.
  
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• Tennis - Cilic and Querrey march into Queen's quarter-finals

  22-06-2017 20:05
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The top seeds have been scattered but Marin Cilic and Sam Querrey continued the charge of former winners at the Aegon Championships on Thursday as they reached the quarter-finals.
  
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• Improving Federer beats Zverev in Halle

  22-06-2017 19:53
  Roger Federer has kept his bid for a record ninth trophy at the ATP grasscourt event in Halle, defeating Mischa Zverev to move into into the quarter-finals.
  
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• Improving Federer beats Zverev to reach Halle quarters

  22-06-2017 19:46
  
  HALLE, Germany (Reuters) - Top seed Roger Federer beat Germany's Mischa Zverev 7-6(4) 6-4 to advance to the last eight of the Halle Open on Thursday as the 18-times grand slam champion sharpens his grasscourt game ahead of Wimbledon.
  
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• Can Anne Ravanona’s incredible information hub help bridge a $300bn funding gap? #entrepreneurs #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/glob…

  22-06-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  Can Anne Ravanona’s incredible information hub help bridge a $300bn funding gap? #entrepreneurs #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/glob…
  
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• Ireland cricket chief hopes exodus is over

  22-06-2017 19:41
  Ireland cricket chief Warren Deutrom says their progression to a Test cricket nation should mean their up and coming stars are less likely to defect to England
  
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• Cúram is firmly ensconced a region that has established itself as a #lifesciences and #medtech hub siliconrepublic.com/machines/curam…

  22-06-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Cúram is firmly ensconced a region that has established itself as a #lifesciences and #medtech hub siliconrepublic.com/machines/curam…
  
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• What can research tell us about #robots and the #FutureofWork? #ResearchWeek siliconrepublic.com/people/researc…

  22-06-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  What can research tell us about #robots and the #FutureofWork? #ResearchWeek siliconrepublic.com/people/researc…
  
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• .@InspirefestHQ is hosting after-parties like no other siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…

  22-06-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  .@InspirefestHQ is hosting after-parties like no other siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…
  
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• Meet the #medtech pioneers of #Ireland: @SexPositiveLTD @Ostoform @BluedropMedical @OrthoXel @proverummedical siliconrepublic.com/innovation/med…

  22-06-2017 18:40 via twitter.com
  Meet the #medtech pioneers of #Ireland: @SexPositiveLTD @Ostoform @BluedropMedical @OrthoXel @proverummedical siliconrepublic.com/innovation/med…
  
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• #EnterpriseIreland continues support for #entrepreneurs with inaugural award siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/hpsu…

  22-06-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  #EnterpriseIreland continues support for #entrepreneurs with inaugural award siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/hpsu…
  
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• Flat Kokkinakis brought back down to earth

  22-06-2017 18:09
  Thanasi Kokkinakis has been sent crashing out of Queen's Club by ruthless Russian Danill Medvedev in straight sets in less than an hour.
  
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• Afghanistan and Ireland given full test status

  22-06-2017 18:09
  LONDON (Reuters) - Afghanistan and Ireland will join the ranks of full test-playing nations after receiving the backing of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) conference on Thursday.
  
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• The new #broadband technology is to be made available to residents in #Longford, #Cavan, #Roscommon and #Leitrim siliconrepublic.com/comms/wireless…

  22-06-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  The new #broadband technology is to be made available to residents in #Longford, #Cavan, #Roscommon and #Leitrim siliconrepublic.com/comms/wireless…
  
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• Anger in Mosul after mosque felled

  22-06-2017 17:54
  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Islamic State's blowing up of the al-Nuri mosque amounts to an official acknowledgement of defeat.
  
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• Northern Ireland start-up @Its_Elemental has created a digital healthcare platform. #medtech ow.ly/sglE30cNZaA

  22-06-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  Northern Ireland start-up @Its_Elemental has created a digital healthcare platform. #medtech ow.ly/sglE30cNZaA
  
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• Boks aim to keep feel-good factor going against France

  22-06-2017 17:45
  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will seek to maintain the feel-good factor that has returned to their rugby in the third test against France on Saturday, knowing that tougher challenges lie ahead this season.
  
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• #MostRead Today: If we’re eating so unhealthily, why are we living longer? ow.ly/BN1d30cOlpj

  22-06-2017 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: If we’re eating so unhealthily, why are we living longer? ow.ly/BN1d30cOlpj
  
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• #MostRead Today: The west is agog: Verdict anticipated on Apple’s Athenry data centre ow.ly/oAjQ30cOlf3

  22-06-2017 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The west is agog: Verdict anticipated on Apple’s Athenry data centre ow.ly/oAjQ30cOlf3
  
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• #MostRead Today: Medtech made in Ireland: Check out these 15 incredible medical devices ow.ly/mLTU30cOllF

  22-06-2017 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Medtech made in Ireland: Check out these 15 incredible medical devices ow.ly/mLTU30cOllF
  
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• #MostRead Today: Entrepreneurs aim to make Limerick a European sports tech hub ow.ly/BnYn30cOli0

  22-06-2017 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Entrepreneurs aim to make Limerick a European sports tech hub ow.ly/BnYn30cOli0
  
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• #MostRead Today: Beyond the reach of fibre: Wireless broadband boost for rural Ireland ow.ly/Ym5730cOlnD

  22-06-2017 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Beyond the reach of fibre: Wireless broadband boost for rural Ireland ow.ly/Ym5730cOlnD
  
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• Rio medallist suspended over drink driving

  22-06-2017 17:35
  Rio Olympic silver medallist Dan Wallace has been suspended from all British swimming programs after admitting to driving under the influence of alcohol.
  
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• Giorgi upsets Svitolina at Birmingham

  22-06-2017 17:30
  
  Giorgi won six of the last seven games as she triumphed 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 over the Ukrainian.
  
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• Cilic and Querrey march into Queen's quarter-finals

  22-06-2017 17:21
  LONDON (Reuters) - Two former champions reached the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships on Thursday, with fourth seed Marin Cilic overpowering American teenager Stefan Kozlov and Sam Querrey getting the better of Jordan Thompson.
  
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• Who's going to #Inspirefest this year? These guys! Will you be joining them? Don't miss out! https://t.co/F0wOQ7OAfQ

  22-06-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  
  Who's going to #Inspirefest this year? These guys! Will you be joining them? Don't miss out! https://t.co/F0wOQ7OAfQ
  
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• Turnbull secures Gonski 2.0 schools win

  22-06-2017 17:17
  The Turnbull government's Gonski 2.0 school funding overhaul has cleared the Senate and will now be returned to the lower house for approval.
  
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• Bottas remains uncertain about Mercedes

  22-06-2017 17:16
  Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas says discussions will open soon on whether or not he has a future with Mercedes.
  
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• Imagination Tech’s race is run, now for sale to highest bidder siliconrepublic.com/companies/imag…

  22-06-2017 17:11 via twitter.com
  Imagination Tech’s race is run, now for sale to highest bidder siliconrepublic.com/companies/imag…
  
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• Doping - IPC VP says Russia has until September to conform

  22-06-2017 17:11
  LONDON (Reuters) - Russia has until September to prove it has made the necessary reforms to participate in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) presidential candidate Andrew Parsons said on Thursday.
  
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• Join the #FreeWebinar today and find out what happens after your equity crowdfunding campaign – @GlobalInvestHer bit.ly/2s8Vu7B

  22-06-2017 16:55 via twitter.com
  Join the #FreeWebinar today and find out what happens after your equity crowdfunding campaign – @GlobalInvestHer bit.ly/2s8Vu7B
  
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